Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description

Details Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description Method of utilizing variable data fields with a page description

1997-07-18

1999-08-10

Moore, David K.

395112, 395106, 395109, G06F 1500

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059371536

ABSTRACT:
A method for printing variable data with page description language, which enables the graphics states for a static page to be defined and stored; and which enables the stored graphics states to be associated with items of variable data from a database, so that once defined, the graphics states can be used to print multiple pages of variable data. The method of the present invention is implemented by means of a control task, which executes in a printer in conjunction with a page description program, to identify data areas in the program, and store the graphics states for the data areas as they are defined by the program. A merge task associates items of variable data from a data file with the graphics states, generates a bit map for each variable data area, merges the bit maps with the page template, and outputs the page from the printer. Accordingly, in the method of the present invention, bit maps for multiple pages of variable data are generated from a single page description program.

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